The Guild offers a weaving ratings program for full members.  Three levels may be achieved by a weaver:  Apprentice, Journeyman, and Master.  The program is a valuable study guide which offers critical analysis of your work as you progress and bestows recognition on those who meet the standards.

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Each rating must be earned in sequence, starting with Apprentice.  Ratings submission packages, consisting of weaving, written answers to questions, and a project notebook, may be submitted once a year.  The work is anonymously evaluated by three judges, at least two of whom are master weavers, according to criteria outlined in the Requirements.  The candidate receives written feedback.

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To give you a flavor of what's involved, Apprentice requires six woven articles (plus three gamps or two gamps and a color wheel) demonstrating good knowledge of small number of weaves, sound technique, project planning and record keeping.  Journeyman is a more ambitious undertaking.  It requires about twelve projects that exhibit thorough knowledge of ten weaves, excellent technique, and application of color theory.